Irish Times (Simplex) - Nov 2 2002

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''Able was I ere I saw . . . .'' (4) ELBA
''To the . . . . . . the spoils'' (6) VICTOR
A benign tumour on the head WEN
A disreputable woman TROLLOP
A one-night musical engagement GIG
Allows as a privilege or transfers legally GRANTS
Arthur . . . . . . Doyle created Sherlock Holmes CONAN
Beings in drinking sprees BINGES
Bestow or donate GIVE
Bizet's great Spanish opera CARMEN
Burdensome person or evil spirit visiting sleeper INCUBUS
Calmed like storm ABATED
Cry of discovery after Archimedes EUREKA
Energy and vigour VIM
Entertainer who recites rhythmically to music RAPPER
Expelled from office or power OUSTED
Goods saved from wrecked ship SALVAGE
Greek goddess of retribution NEMESIS
Hard-shelled fruit or informal eccentric NUT
Hot-tempered, passionate FIERY
Kingdom of the Rainiers MONACO
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Movable shield on helmet VISOR
Moved in curved path ARCED
Not easily come by like undercooked meat RARE
Not polite, discourteous UNCIVIL
Offers at auctions BIDS
Pliable palm stems used in weaving RATTAN
Posh hat or cricket thrower BOWLER
Put into common fund for sharing POOL
Put life into as with cartoon ANIMATE
Put zip or vim into ENLIVEN
Ridge raised on flesh by whip stroke WEAL
Secret like fox's lair COVERT
Sensation of dizziness caused by heights VERTIGO
Shakespeare was the Bard of . . . . AVON
The . . . . Mater is the old school ALMA
The capital of Texas (6) AUSTIN
Thorns or backbones SPINES
To do with science of controlled animal breeding EUGENIC
Traditional Japanese female entertainer of men GEISHA
Urgent and exacting EXIGENT
Yellowish in complexion SALLOW